02.8.2010 | 1:56 pm | Casino.co.uk
Online bingo operator Bingo Anywhere has decided to go it alone and is offering non-networked gaming – a brave move in a world saturated with bingo companies.
The firm has just two bingo rooms operating in the UK, one for traditional 90-ball bingo and the other offers 80-ball shutter board bingo.
Both rooms have progressive jackpots attached to them.
All new players to either of the firm’’s bingo rooms are offered a £20 no deposit bonus – all you have to do is sing up.
And for those who decide to use their £20 bonus and go on to make a deposit, their initial outlay will be tripled with a 200 per cent bonus.
Moreover, the firm appears to be one of the many firms offering mobile gaming, so players can play their favourite bingo and slot games on the go.
Earlier this year, Sportingbet renewed its deal with G2 and joined the GTECH G2 international bingo network, which means the firm will now offer more games and improved behind-the-scenes operations.
Published by Simon Carroll
02.8.2010 | 1:56 pm | Casino.co.uk
Online bingo operator Bingo Anywhere has decided to go it alone and is offering non-networked gaming – a brave move in a world saturated with bingo companies.
The firm has just two bingo rooms operating in the UK, one for traditional 90-ball bingo and the other offers 80-ball shutter board bingo.
Both rooms have progressive jackpots attached to them.
All new players to either of the firm’’s bingo rooms are offered a £20 no deposit bonus – all you have to do is sing up.
And for those who decide to use their £20 bonus and go on to make a deposit, their initial outlay will be tripled with a 200 per cent bonus.
Moreover, the firm appears to be one of the many firms offering mobile gaming, so players can play their favourite bingo and slot games on the go.
Earlier this year, Sportingbet renewed its deal with G2 and joined the GTECH G2 international bingo network, which means the firm will now offer more games and improved behind-the-scenes operations.
Published by Simon Carroll
02.5.2010 | 11:18 am | Casino.co.uk
Real Deal Poker is offering its customers a major reassurance that its online games are totally fair.
For a small fee, the firm will pass on all the data from any hand of poker to a third party auditor to show that the deck was not stacked unfairly in favour of the online casino.
"Shortly after requesting an audit, the player will get the results," the firm said.
Adding: "An independent auditor can apply specific auditing procedures that allow them to determine if the game play and results are accurate."
The firm said that if the independent auditor finds any anomalies in game results, the customers involved will be offered a refund.
Moreover, any game in which irregularities are found will result in the person putting in the request receiving 100 times the auditing fee they paid.
The move shows that the gaming community is confident that it is being completely transparent with its customers.
Earlier this month, Sky Bet announced that it was boosting its financial transaction processing for its online casino customers.
Posted by Dave Murphy.
02.4.2010 | 12:11 pm | Casino.co.uk
The poker industry has kicked off 2010 with a major awards ceremony and it looks like PKR.com has got off to a flying start.
PKR.co, which introduced the world’’s first 3D poker room, has scooped the International Gaming Awards (IGA) Online Poker Operator of the Year title – a prestigious accolade and the firm’’s first of the year.
IGA’’s 2010 award, which was presented to the firm at London’’s Millennium Gloucester Hotel & Conference Centre, recognises the online poker operator that made the most headway in 2009 when it comes to real-money stakes games.
Chief executive officer of PKR.com Malcolm Graham said: "It is a wonderful achievement for us to be named Online Poker Operator of the Year.
"We are absolutely delighted to be honoured by the IGA in this way."
The firm saw off stiff competition from a huge number of contenders, including Pokerstars, Full Tilt, Partypoker, Betfair, Ladbrokes, and 888.com.
Being so early in the year, the award is by no means an indicator of who will be top dog for 2010, but it will surely put a spring in PKR.com’’s step.
Published by Simon Carroll
02.3.2010 | 12:54 pm | Casino.co.uk
After a successful year, which saw its fourth-quarter revenue climb by a whopping 32 per cent, online casino group PartyGaming said it is expecting to experience continued growth throughout 2010.
The news bodes well for the online gaming industry and could even see many firms avoid the impact of the credit crunch altogether.
PartyGaming, which is the world’’s biggest online casino operator, generates most of its money from successful online poker websites.
The firm is even considering a merger with rival Bwin, a deal which could be worth more than £2 billion.
Chief executive of the firm Jim Ryan said: "With some of the world’’s largest gaming sites in poker, casino and bingo, and opportunities to further consolidate the online gaming sector, we are confident about our future prospects."
But the news isn”t just good for the casino owners!
PartyGaming paid out 23 per cent of its poker revenue in bonuses alone during the last three months of 2009.
Published by Simon Carroll
02.2.2010 | 1:08 pm | Casino.co.uk
Online casino giant PartyGaming has signed up ex-cricketer Phil Tufnell as their celebrity ambassador.
A spokesperson for PartyGaming said the ex-sportsman and reality TV star was chosen because of his "broad appeal" to both male and female online slots fans.
Tufnell, who starred in I”m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, will be the face of the Party Casino’’s television, press and outdoor marketing campaigns.
Commenting on the marketing deal, Tufnell said: "I had a lot of fun making the ads. I”m hoping this is the start of a long relationship with PartyGaming.
"I have advertised Party Casino but I am also a keen poker player so have huge interest in sister site Party Poker."
Tufnell said he heard Shane Warne was an avid poker player, but claimed that while he may have been a better cricketer he is certainly not a better card shark.
And it seems that poker is following in the steadily improving footsteps of professional sport, with veteran poker player Daniel Negreanu saying the average player’’s game is much stronger than it was a few years ago.
Published by Charlie ”Chips” Peterson
02.1.2010 | 12:52 pm | Casino.co.uk
Sky Bet has started to improve its financial transaction process to make its online casino experience better - and easier - for its customers.
The firm, which is the online casino arm of BSkyB, has signed a major deal with Neovia Financial to simplify transactions at its Sky Vegas website.
Gamers will be able to use e-wallet Neteller as a deposit option as a result of the deal.
The move will impact on some 150,000 of Sky Vegas” customers, making their lives considerably easier than they were before and allowing them to concentrate on their game – not how they are going to access their winnings.
Commenting on the deal, Dan Star, executive vice-president of sales, marketing and products for Neovia Financial, said: "The benefit we bring to BSkyB is a strong reputation for securely managing funds from one wallet and transacting at multiple gaming sites."
And it’’s not just its transaction facilities that Sky Vegas has been improving of late. Earlier this month, the firm teamed up with BetSoft Gaming to introduce a new range of cutting edge 3D slot games.
Published by Simon Carroll
01.29.2010 | 10:24 am | Casino.co.uk
A UK bingo hall has reopened this week, bucking the recent trend of closures across the country.
The Mecca Oldbury, which has enjoyed a £1.6 million refurbishment over the past few months, is finally ready to welcome back its loyal Black Country member base.
A total of 800 people were present for the grand reopening, reports the Express and Star, with bingo enthusiasts queuing round the block.
Keen to capitalise on this enthusiasm, the hall has added a twist to its game play offering, introducing glow-in-the-dark and rock-and-roll bingo among other promotions.
Innovation is welcome in the industry providing it pulls the punters through the doors, but for many players, allowing them to come out, play a few games and socialise with familiar faces is surely the major attraction.
After its well-documented problems in 2009 with increased tax liability, everyone will now have their fingers crossed for a brighter year for British bingo.
Published by James Bourne
01.28.2010 | 11:25 am | Casino.co.uk
British starlet Jake Cody has joined the poker big-league by triumphing at the 2010 European Poker Tour Deauville event.
At just 21 years of age, the psychology graduate scooped a first place prize of more than £700,000 – more than enough to pay off his student loan.
Cody saw off an experienced and skilled field to beat Romanian hopeful Teodor Caraba in a two-hour heads-up duel.
Overturning a chip deficit heading into the final, the Rochdale resident bluffed his way into the lead and eventually won with a pair of Kings in hand, to his opponent’’s Ace King.
Cody said he had been "overwhelmed" by his success at the tournament – his first on the tour - which is no surprise given his tender age and relative lack of experience.
Here’’s hoping he continues his good form during the season and is firing on all cylinder come the European Poker Tour Grand Final in April.
Published by Dave Murphy
01.27.2010 | 11:20 am | Casino.co.uk
Online gambling is increasingly big business these days, so it is no wonder there are ever-more providers springing up in an attempt to capture a market share.
For this reason, it is encouraging that the government is introducing a system of licensing for all offshore operators wishing to target the British market.
Earlier this month, Gerry Sutcliffe, the current minister for sport and tourism, said the government would consult on changing the existing system of remote gambling regulation in Britain.
He commented: "Online gambling has changed significantly in recent years with many European countries taking new approaches to regulation.
"It would be wrong of us to stand still where things are changing around us - especially where the protection of British consumers may be at stake."
The Gambling Commission will be required to test firm’’s software, age verification and self-exclusion provisions, technical standards and social responsibility awareness before granting licences.
Online gambling provides much joy for the growing number of enthusiasts in the UK - let’’s hope it stays that way.
Published by Simon Carroll
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